Name: The Crusade in the Pacific
Uploaded: 2024-02-01T17:00:30.000Z
Description: The Pacific was a key battle ground during World War II. Combat here changed the tides of the war.

The Pacific was a key battle ground during World War II. Combat here changed the tides of the war.

Total Content Digital - Combat War

U.S. involvement in the Pacific theater starting in 1933; looking at Pearl Harbor, the Burma theater, the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway, the invasion of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, the dropping of the atomic bomb and the surrender of Japan.

The Pacific in Erruption

Awakening in the Pacific

The rise of Japanese power leads to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Rise of the Japanese Empire

America Goes to War in the Pacific

This episode examines the relations between the United States, the Philippines, and Japan prior to World War II. Then it focuses on the Japanese invasion of Luzon, the take-over of Manila, and the eventual attack and seizure of Corregidor.

The U.S. and the Philippines

An examination of early U.S. Navy operations, with special attention to bases established in the South Pacific islands and the Doolittle raid.

The Navy Holds: 1942

U.S. marines land on the island of Guadalcanal and fight a well dug in Japanese army while also being harassed by Japanese aircraft.

Guadalcanal: America's First Offensive

When the Japanese navy bombs Alaska and occupies islands off its shores, the U.S. responds by air and by sea and forces them out.

War in the North: The Aleutians

This episode offers a gripping historical account of the pivotal New Guinea campaign during World War II, highlighting the challenges and ultimate triumph of the Allied forces.

The Road Back: New Guinea

Photoreconnaissance helps the United States capture the island of Bougainville.

Up the Solomons Ladder: Bougainville

Attack in the Central Pacific: Makin and Tarawa

The War at Sea

A look at the Allied campaign against Japanese outposts in the Marshall Islands, from the atoll in Kwajalein to that in Eniwetok.

Speeding Up the Attack: The Marshalls

Stepping Stones to the Philippines

Battle for the Marianas

The War in the China-Burma-India Theatre

Palau: The Fight for Bloody Nose Ridge

MacArthur Returns to the Philippines

To help their long-range bombers over Japan, the Allied forces need the island of Iwo Jima, but face strong Japanese resistance on the beach.

Bloody Iwo

Kamikaze pilots attack Allied forces as they approach Okinawa.

At Japan's Doorstep: Okinawa

An in-depth look at the air war over Japan during WWII, including the Doolittle Raid, B-29 attacks, and the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The Air War on Japan

After the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders unconditionally to the Allies and reconstruction efforts begin.

Surrender & Occupation

Shifting Tides in the Orient

After World War II, Korea is divided along the 38th Parallel. In the North, the Soviet Union influences a Communist government under Kim Il-sung. In the South, the United States shepherds a young Republic. The Korean peninsula is plunged into war when North Korea invades the South.

The Crusade in the Pacific

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